Apparel-pocket.



PATENTED MAY 7, 1907.

J. DEAN. APPAREL POCKET. APPLI'OLTIOH rum) 0012a. 1906.

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APPAREL-POCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

katenteo. May 7, 1907.

Application filed October 26, 1906. Serial No. 340,718.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN DEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, Racine county, Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparel-Pockets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in garments, or apparel, and more par ticularly to certain improvements in pockets applicable thereto; and the objects and nature of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art in the light of the following explanation of what I now consider the preferred embodiment disclosed in the accompanying drawing from among other arrangements and formations within the spirit and scope of my invention.

An object of my invention is to provide an apparel-pocket with an improved safety device simple, inexpensive and effective in formation for the purpose of retaining articles in the pocket against accidental movement through the pocket to the open end or mouth thereof, yet whereby the articles in the pocket can be easily grasped by the hand and removed from the pocket, without annoyance or interference from the safety device.

A further object of the invention is to provide an apparel pocket with one or more reverse pockets or flexible flaps arranged transversely across the inner faces of the sides of the pocket between the bottom of the pocket and the mouth or open end thereof, and projecting toward the bottom of the pocket to catch and retain within the pocket articles tending to slide along the sides of the pocket toward the mouth thereof.

The invention consists in certain novel fea tures in construction and arrangements or combinations as more fully and particularly pointed out hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings; Figure 1, is a perspective view showing my invention applied to a side trousers pocket, portions being broken away. Fig. 2, is a vertical longitudinal section of a pocket constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 3, is a cross section on the line 3-3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is a vertical longitudinal section 5 showing a modification.

In the drawings, 1, is a portion of a garment, such as a coat or pair of trousers, or other garment provided with. a pocket.

2, is the pocket having an open upper end or mouth 3, coinciding with a pocket slit or opening in the garment and around which the vupper end of the pocket is stitched or otherwise secured to the garment in any usual or suitable manner.

The pocket is usually formed of a blank of any suitable material doubled and having its edges stitched together at the bottom and one or both vertical edges of the pocket to form an elongated flat bag having a closed bottom and open upper end or mouth, although my invention is not so limited. Pockets usually hang inthe garment and are generally secured at their upper ends only by being stitched in the garment around the pocket slit or opening, so that, if desired, the pocket can be drawn out through the pocket slit and reversed or turned inside out.

Articles of value, such as coins, knives. purses, etc. often slip or slide accidentally from garment pockets when the garments are thrown down, when the wearer is stooping or reclining, and. even when the wearer is running or otherwise actively moving. This is particularly true of articles usually carried in the trouser pockets, and is particularly annoying when trousers are hung in reversed position from the trouser hangers now so generally used. I provide simple and inexpensive means within the pockets to retain the articles therein against accidental slipping, falling or bounding therefrom, and

'yet which will not prevent the easy and ready removal of such articles by hand in the ordinary way. For this purpose I provide the pocket with one or more internal reversely arranged supplemental pockets arranged above the pocket bottom or closed end and below the pocket mouth or open end and all opening downward or toward the bottom or closed end of the pocket. As suitable means for this purpose, I show each reverse pocket formed by a fabric strip 4, arranged orizontally or transversely completely across the inner face of a pocket side and stitched or otherwise secured thereto along the line 5, extending longitudinally throughout the length of the upper edge of the strip, leaving the strip free and disconnected below the line 5. The strip is also secured by vertical or transverse lines 6, of stitching at the vertical edges of the pocket side wall. I usually form each strip 4, of a length to ex- IIO I of stitching 6.

tend completely around the inner surface of the pocket, that is, across the inner faces of the two side walls, so that the one strip forms two reverse or downwardly opening pockets, one along each side wall, the two reverse pockets being separated by the vertical lines The lower free longitudinal edge 8, of the strip is preferably suitably bound or hemmed to prevent under wear and to form a clearly defined edge which will catch articles sliding outwardly along the pocket side.

I usually provide each pocket side wall with a series or several of the reverse pockets, formed by a series of parallel strips 4, each secured in the manner just described, with the free edges 8, of the upper strips overlapping the secured edges of the adjacent lower strips. the pocket blank or piece before the same is doubled and stitched together at its edges. lvhile the piece is flat, one line of stitching 6, can be easily run across the strips along the line on which the blank is to be folded, and when the blank is folded and its edges are stitched. together, the ends of the strips are secured with the vertical edges of the pocket blank by the other vertical line of stitching 6.

The retaining or reverse pockets are arranged a distance above the bottom of the apparel pocket to leave a free unobstructed space for the articles usually carried in the pocket, so that the articles can be easily reached and grasped by the hand inserted in the pocket, and as the strips or flaps forming the retaining pockets, normally rest flat against the pocket walls, they do not interfere with the free entrance and removal of the hand, nor render the apparel pocket unduly thick or cumbersome.

The retaining or reverse pockets will catch and retain articles within the pocket, should they slide or move toward the pocket mouth, by reason of the position of the pocket or otherwise. sumes its natural position, the articles retained by the reverse pockets will by action of gravity drop or'slide from the retaining pockets to the bottom of the apparel pocket.

Other arrangements can be followed in forming the flaps which constitute the retaining pockets. For instance, as shown in Fig. 4, these flaps can be formed by tucks 9, taken in the fabric of the apparel pocket.

These strips are usually secured on- When the apparel pocket as term fabiic,, I do not wish to limit my invention, but to include all equivalents of such material.

It is evident that various changes and modifications might be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the construction shown.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An apparel pocket having a strip arranged transversely across the inner faces of the opposite side walls of the pocket and secured thereto along its upper longitudinal edge and transversely across the strip at opposite edges of the pocket, thereby forming opposite reverse retaining pockets closed at the ends and top and open at the bottom.

2. An apparel pocket having an internal flat flexible reverse retaining pocket arranged transversely across the pocket side wall between the pocket mouth and bottom, said reverse pocket being closed at its ends and top and open at its bottom and formed by a flap longitudinally secured at the top and transversely secured at the pocket ends to the apparel pocketwall.

3. An apparel pocket having internal flexible flat reverse retaining pockets arranged transversely across the opposite inner side faces of the apparel pocket, said reverse pockets being closed at the top and depend ing from the side walls of the apparel pocket and having free lower edges, and at the ends secured throughout their vertical length to the apparel pocket.

4. An apparel pocket having a vertical series of overlapping transversely arranged reverse retaining pockets, each formed by a flap with the free longitudinal lower edge and at its upper end depending from the apparel pocket wall, each reverse pocket being vertically secured at the ends thereof to the apparel pocket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN DEAN.

Witnesses:

H. C. CASE, W H. PERRY. 

